Spain's top court upholds arrest warrants for Catalan separatists despite amnesty


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  • Monday, 01 Jul 2024

FILE PHOTO: Exiled Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont speaks on the day of Catalonia's regional elections, in the French town of Argeles-sur-Mer, France, May 12, 2024. REUTERS/Bruna Casas/File Photo

BARCELONA/MADRID (Reuters) -Spain's Supreme Court on Monday upheld arrest warrants for Catalonia's former leader and others charged with embezzlement over the region's failed secession bid, as it ruled that a recent amnesty law does not apply to them.

The decision could scupper the fragile Socialist-led coalition ruling Spain and have personal implications for ex-Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont, who is living in France in self-imposed exile.

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